Safety Induction to the Lift & Escalator Industry Part 1 - Working in the Industry Part 1 - Working in the Industry

Safety Induction to Safety Induction to the Lift & Escalator the Lift & Escalator IndustryIndustry

Part 1 - Working in the IndustryPart 1 - Working in the Industry

ContentsContents

Part 1 – Working in the IndustryPart 1 – Working in the IndustryPart 2 – Personal Safety & HealthPart 2 – Personal Safety & HealthPart 3 – Tools & EquipmentPart 3 – Tools & EquipmentPart 4a – Manual HandlingPart 4a – Manual HandlingPart 4b – Mechanical HandlingPart 4b – Mechanical HandlingPart 5 – Working Places and Safe AccessPart 5 – Working Places and Safe AccessPart 6a – Working Safely - GeneralPart 6a – Working Safely - GeneralPart 6b – Working Safely - Specific AreasPart 6b – Working Safely - Specific AreasPart 6c – Working Safely - Other situationsPart 6c – Working Safely - Other situationsPart 7 – First AidPart 7 – First AidPart 8 – Environmental ProtectionPart 8 – Environmental ProtectionPart 9 – Legal ObligationsPart 9 – Legal ObligationsPart 10 – Accident Reporting and RecordingPart 10 – Accident Reporting and Recording

Everyone - new entrant or experienced employee - must learn to recognise hazards and risks.•think about the result of your actions!•being tired, forgetful, inexperienced or “showing off” increases the risk of an accident.•learn to recognise hazards and……•accept that you have a responsibility to yourself, others at the workplace (office, workshop, flats etc) and your employer to use safe working practices.•Follow your company procedures and policies


People can get hurt in a number of ways Many different hazards can be found within the lift & escalator

industry:


Trapping pointsCatch pointsFlying objectsFalling objectsDangerous projections

Control of moving equipmentElectricityFumesHeavy objectsChemicals and Flammables

Risk AssessmentHazards need to be identified so that risks can be controlled:•It is essential that hazards are identified•Adequate precautions are taken•Follow LEIA Safety Charter•Requirements of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations•Generic risk assessments•Control measures•Review of measures•Report changes or issues to your Supervisor or Manager


Hazard and Risk •Hazard: something with the potential to cause harm. •Risk: the likelihood that actual harm will occur and the severity of its consequences. Steps in a risk assessment:•Identify hazards•Decide who might be harmed and how.•Evaluate the risks and decide whether existing precautions are adequate or more needs to be done.•Record your findings.•Review your assessment regularly and revise it if necessary.


Hazard Identification:•Hazards to consider include access and egress, slipping/tripping hazards, electricity, noise, dust, fire, portable tools, machinery, pressure systems, work at height, confined areas. There will always be others.•Lone- and out-of-hours working are not hazards in themselves, but may make worse any injury caused by other hazards.Who May Be Affected: •In addition to ensuring your own safety, consider all those who may be affected by your work e.g. security staff, contractors or members of the public.


Risk Evaluation: •Evaluate the risks (low/ medium/ high) to which people might be exposed.•This will give an indication of the priority with which the risk needs to be addressed.•Where the risk is judged to be medium or high, action needs to be taken to remove/reduce the risk (control measures).


Simple Risk Rating – Example


Control Measures needed - high priority

Control Measures needed - medium priority

Control Measures may still be needed


Risk Control:The steps to controlling the risks in priority order are as follows:1.Elimination: Avoid the hazard – can the hazard be avoided or altered to reduce the likelihood or risk? 2.Substitution: Can the work be altered to avoid or reduce the risk?3.Control the risk at source: Can engineering or mechanical controls be utilised to avoid or reduce the risks? - i.e. guards, interlocks.4.Personal Protective Equipment: only used as a last resort as it is the least reliable form of protection


Method Statements•Method statements define the safe system of work to be followed•Method Statements should be followed but the work should also be subject to a dynamic risk assessment* as other activities or situations on site can unexpectedly create further hazards. •Any deviations from the detailed method should be checked and where necessary approved by your manager / supervisor.

*ie keep assessing the risks as you go


Safety Signs•Take notice of the warning signs at work - they are there for your safety. They are normally coloured and each colour has a special meaning.

o RED Circular signs indicate a PROHIBITED activity. Red is also used to show the position of firefighting equipment.

o YELLOW signs (sometimes with diagonal black stripes) give a WARNING of hazard.

o BLUE signs tell you to DO something.o GREEN signs IDENTIFY or LOCATE safety equipment, first aid, or

escape routes.

Avoid areas marked as ‘Hazardous’ if you are not working there.


Safety Signs – some examples

No Pedestrians Flammable Material Eye Protection must be worn

Pedestrian Route Emergency Eye Wash Fire Extinguisher


Safety Signs – some examples

Marking of Hazardous Area


The LEIA Site Safety Handbook and these Toolbox Talksendeavour to give comprehensive advice on safe systems and

methods of working, but…IF YOU ARE IN ANY DOUBT, ASK

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Safety Induction to the Lift & Escalator Industry Part 1 - Working in the Industry Part 1 - Working in the Industry